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[COO FRANK FRIEDMAN] _Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited is one of the most powerful financial companies in the world._ _The 172-year-old UK firm, which is commonly referred to as Deloitte, is known for its audit and consulting services. In 2016, the company's workforce stood at more than 240,000 employees and its revenues totaled about $36 billion, according to the firm's 2016 Global Report. _ _Heading the operations of the multi-national and multi-billion dollar outfit is Frank Friedman, the firm's global chief operating officer. Friedman oversees the network’s operational leaders, helping them execute the firm's vision and strategy throughout its various divisions worldwide._ _In a wide-ranging interview with Markets Insider, Friedman explained his view of the US economy, financial technology, and why he doesn't think the eminent robo revolution is scary._ _This interview has been edited for clarity and length. _ MARKETS INSIDER: In your outlook note, you said the global economy is actually much stronger than experts are giving it credit for. What leads you to this conclusion? What effect will it have on asset prices if the consensus view incorporates this? FRANK FRIEDMAN: If you look at the world’s largest economies, including the US, Japan, China and Europe, the data has largely been positive, and more optimistic than expected.[FROM L-R, EUROPEAN COUNCIL PRESIDENT DONALD TUSK, CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU, GERMAN CHANCELLOR ANGELA MERKEL, U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP, ITALIAN PRIME MINISTER PAOLO GENTILONI, FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON, JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER SHINZO ABE, BRITAIN’S PRIME MINISTER THERESA MAY AND EUROPEAN COMMISSION PRESIDENT JEAN-CLAUDE JUNCKER POSE FOR A FAMILY PHOTO AT THE GREEK THEATRE DURING THE G7 SUMMIT IN TAORMINA, SICILY, ITALY, MAY 26, 2017.. REUTERS/JONATHAN ERNST] Take the US for example. We currently see strong employment growth alongside surprising growth in Europe, particularly in Germany and Spain. Economic growth overall is accelerating from last year, and asset pricing continues to increase. To give you an example, despite percentage decrease for April, the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) manufacturing index has been on the rise. The index rose to 57.2 percent in March from 56 percent in January, with February’s 57.5 percent showing the highest reading since August 2014. MARKETS INSIDER: Where are you dedicating resources and where do you see as major growth areas for a global professional services firm like Deloitte? What direction would you like to see the company heading in? FRIEDMAN: Right now, we are continuing to invest in increasing the strategic value of our client service offerings. Much of this is driven by our focus on digital innovation, cybersecurity services, transfer pricing and M&A support. Expanding all areas of our core business by advancing our capabilities with technology and risk mitigation is an on-going priority for us. We believe all services we perform, including audit, should include digital and security components. MARKETS INSIDER: With so many fintech companies emerging these days, what does Deloitte look for when they partner with fintechs. What makes those firms stand out from others? FRIEDMAN: In today’s climate, no company, no matter its size can go it alone. It’s really all about strategic alliances. At Deloitte, we look to align with organizations that differentiate themselves in response to changing market and industry dynamics. No criteria is set in stone, but we also look at how these organizations can complement what we’re already doing. For fintech companies in particular, what’s really going to grab our attention are factors like their ability to lower costs, improve compliance, and focus on markets where they have a real competitive advantage. MARKETS INSIDER: What do young fintech startups offer that legacies like Deloitte do not, and how do they benefit Deloitte? FRIEDMAN: First of all, disruption in any industry is a good thing. It forces people and organizations to think differently and challenge their routine. And, the same is true for Deloitte. We often take a step back and ask ourselves how we can continue driving our professional services industry forward. In some ways, the abundance of fintech startups has reminded us that the lessons we learned a long time ago are just as relevant today. To remain competitive, we have to continue hiring a lot of really bright people from a variety of backgrounds, all with innovative mindsets. People who can bring disruptive ideas to the table, and who can create solutions to deliver better insights for our clients. So in many ways, these emerging players have pushed us to continue doing what we were already doing in the first place, but doing it faster and more effectively. [GOLD ROBOTS]MARKETS INSIDER: Can you expand on what you see as the future of the workforce at Deloitte? What skills would be needed for the workplace as technology continues to evolve? FRIEDMAN: Today’s conversations tend to focus heavily on the degree to which robots may take the place of humans, which can be a scary thought for a lot of people. But, with that said, it is important to recognize that robots will also create new types of jobs. According to our recent Deloitte Global Human Capital Trends Report,_ _the entire workplace is being reinvented as the use of robotics and AI increases. But even with this transformation, only 20 percent of survey respondents felt that future of work scenarios will reduce the number of jobs. More than three quarters of the companies surveyed said they either will retrain people to use technology or will redesign jobs to take better advantage of human skills. With the increasing use of technology, we will of course need STEM skills, but we will also need people skilled in softer areas like critical thinking, creativity, selling and relationship building. The ability to lead, strategize and inspire people to follow you and bring your vision to life will also become more important. I see younger generations in the workforce increasingly place a premium on these softer skills as they work together in teams, allowing them to build relationships with those around them through social activities. Ultimately, they’re devoting themselves to a purpose sometimes greater than just their paychecks. MARKETS INSIDER: Since the financial crisis, recovery in the world's most developed economies has been lackluster. What do you think has been the reason for this? FRIEDMAN: Two key factors need to work in tandem with one another to stimulate long-term growth. First, economies need to get more people working and second, the productivity of those workforces needs to increase. Globally, we are not adding more people to the workforce. In fact, in most developed economies, we are observing a slowdown in the working age population, and even a decline in China and Japan. In the US, we are still seeing some growth in the working age population, but it is slower than it used to be. Productivity increases are primarily the result of technological innovation and implementation. Unfortunately, not only are the world’s most developed economies not investing in new technologies, but innovation has slowed noticeably, too. Broader implementation of innovation tends to come in cycles, like the late 1990s and early 2000s with the implementation of information technology. This boosted business productivity in ways we could have never imagined. I hope that today’s innovations will be drive similar momentum in a big way sometime over the next decade, boosting productivity once again. MARKETS INSIDER: In light of recent controversies within the Trump administration and the failure to get healthcare passed, it seems less likely that Trump will be able to get tax reform/infrastructure done. Are you worried about this?[MCCONNELL TRUMP RYAN] FRIEDMAN: As a global leader, I am hopeful about positive steps forward on a range of issues impacting today’s society. But, in my role, I also know that affecting large scale change is not easy. I realize that policy changes such as fiscal stimulus, tax reform, deregulation and investments in infrastructure can help boost our economy, but these things don’t happen overnight. Regardless of the outcomes, Deloitte needs to remain nimble and ready to serve our clients, because that’s what they expect of us. MARKETS INSIDER: What's top of mind for a business leader of a global company like Deloitte? What do you see as the biggest risks, the biggest opportunities? FRIEDMAN: Disruption, without question, is both a risk and an opportunity for businesses large and small. Organizations need leaders who are constantly thinking about disruption or their business is going to lose. It is important to have people who ask the challenging questions in all areas of business. How do we expand our footprint globally? What can we do differently that we are doing today? How can we disrupt our own business? What are the investments that we need to make today and over the next 5-10 years? MARKETS INSIDER: What advice would you give for employees who want to make it to the C-suite? FRIEDMAN: You really need to put your head down, and work as hard as you can to learn as much as you can. The first thing I would tell someone is that it starts with competency. Second, is persistence and hard work. Third, is the ability to really lead and to emerge as a natural leader. Fourth, is the ability to create a vision that is big, perhaps bigger than you, that challenges the status quo and inspires others. _Tina Wadhwa contributed to this interview._ SEE ALSO: A COFOUNDER OF AN INVESTING BUSINESS THAT'S CHANGING WALL STREET TALKS FINANCE, TECH, AND CAREER ADVICE Join the conversation about this story » NOW WATCH: Crocs has a new comeback plan — here's why it could actually work

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may corbyn At the beginning of the UK general election campaign it looked as if it might be the most lop-sided contest since 1945. Polls showed the Labour party lagging behind the Conservatives by between 16 and 22 points, a level of Tory supremacy that – even according to those pollsters that showed the narrowest margin – surpassed their landslide victory in 1983, when the Conservatives won by 15 points (42.4% of the popular vote to Labour’s 27.6%). After the second week of the campaign all the polling companies – ComRes, ICM, Kantar, Opinium, ORB, Survation and Yougov – reported numbers that added up to what the renowned psephologist David Butler has called the biggest poll shift in any election campaign since 1945. The Conservative lead was cut dramatically to between 5 and 14 points. This has since narrowed further to a lead of between one and 12 points. While this range could still give the Conservatives a comfortable majority, it opened up a possibility that was unthinkable at the beginning of the campaign – the idea that the government could lose its overall majority. We have also seen a dramatic shift in the perception of the party leaders. Before the campaign, polls showed strong approval ratings for Theresa May’s party leadership and very negative ratings for Jeremy Corbyn. By May 25-26 YouGov reported a narrowing of the gap between them, but May still had a positive rating of +9 while Corbyn’s was -28 (a 37 point gap in favour of May). But by June 1-2, Corbyn’s rating had actually moved slightly ahead of May’s (Corbyn -2 to May’s -5). Anyone familiar with research about the complex relationship between media coverage and public opinion will know that significant changes in public perceptions generally take place over a much longer period. So whatever the result on Friday morning, how do we explain this remarkably rapid shift? SHIFTING FOCUS Part of the explanation is that Corbyn’s team have run a better campaign than May’s. But it is underpinned by broadcast news coverage that is bound by a public service ethos. As Loughborough’s research shows, press coverage in this campaign has been overwhelmingly anti-Labour and broadcasters have by no means given Labour an easy ride. But their statutory obligation to impartiality means that they have done what news providers are supposed to do in a democracy, and given both sides roughly equal time to make their case. The teams monitoring the campaign at both Cardiff and Loughborough found Labour receiving roughly equal coverage from week two – the week that precipitated Labour’s biggest poll surge. While some of this was negative – based on judgements about the leaking of Labour’s manifesto, for example – it also became more policy oriented. How the debate has shifted. JOMEC, Cardiff University, Author provided This has given a number of policies in Labour’s manifesto – policies polls suggest are popular with a majority of the electorate – significant airtime. This was arguably the first time since Corbyn became leader that Labour had received as much coverage as the Conservatives on policy issues – in a way that allowed both sides to set out their stalls. And there’s the rub – whatever the merits of the two campaigns, what was striking was the contrast with a year’s worth of negative coverage of Corbyn and relatively positive coverage of May. In this context, Labour has outperformed expectations, while the Conservative leader struggled to live up to a campaign premised on her much-heralded leadership qualities. HISTORY OF BIAS This does raise questions about the impartiality of media coverage over the preceding year. Veteran broadcaster David Dimbleby is the latest to criticise media coverage of Labour under Jeremy Corbyn – both for its right-wing bias and its “lazy pessimism” about Corbyn’s viability as a potential prime minister. Press bias against Corbyn has been both predictable and overt. But the BBC has also been criticised for lapses in impartiality. In January, for example, the BBC Trust reprimanded the BBC’s political editor Laura Kuenssberg for editing an interview with Corbyn on the six o’clock news in ways that gave a false and negative impression of Labour’s leader. This is not a matter of wilful bias by the broadcasters, who are genuinely committed to impartiality – but it does show how news judgements are not politically neutral. For the past two years, politics has been dominated by the ability of the two main party leaders to control their parties. By this measure, May clearly beats Corbyn. While this is an important and legitimate issue, its primacy in political reporting meant that insufficient attention has been paid – until now – to the very real policy choices that impact peoples’ lives. > It has also meant that the Conservative party’s economic record has received remarkably little serious scrutiny. In a series of articles, Oxford University economist Simon Wren-Lewis describes how Conservative claims about their “strong and stable” management of the economy have been replicated rather than questioned. This is in spite of a wealth of data suggesting that the government’s austerity policy has, by many measures, hindered economic growth. It has produced the slowest economic recovery on record – a worse record on GDP per capita growth than any previous Labour government and a stagnation on earnings that puts the UK behind every wealthy country other than Greece. At the beginning of the campaign, both the Cardiff and Loughborough studies showed the Conservative party dominated coverage, with a focus on “leadership” rather than policy. This suited a Conservative party campaign based on promoting May’s leadership qualities and denigrating Corbyn’s. The polls only began to move when broadcasters became more balanced and policy-focused. This exposure may have changed some public perceptions, but the residual impact of a year’s worth of coverage – that gave us “strong and stable” versus “coalition of chaos” – is likely to remain. While this narrative looks decidedly less secure than it did, it will probably be enough to secure the Conservative party victory. [The Conversation] _Justin Lewis does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond the academic appointment above._

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